> Paul Allen, who would later become a co-founder of Microsoft, was a couple of years above Gates at school. Together they fixed the school scheduling software to ensure Gates was the only boy in classes of girls.
[1] https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/youtube-star...
As others have pointed out, it's also how Facebook was started.
Sometimes I look back at my youth, and think about how I used to view technology: as a democratizing force which could tear down artificial barriers. Then I look around today and wonder what happened.
It makes sense, though, if you look closely at the founding fathers of big tech.
Mainly due to lack of women.
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